Fugu Surname
Approximately 618 people bear this surname
Fugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 512 | 1:345,982 | 18,736 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Fugu (1,290) may also be a first name.
Fugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fugu (Hindi: फुगु, Russian: Фугу) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fugu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 525,029th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 11,792,145 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Fugu live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 219,323rd most numerous first name internationally It is held by 1,290 people.
The last name Fugu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 512 people, or 1 in 345,982. In Nigeria Fugu is primarily found in: Borno, where 77 percent are found, Yobe, where 18 percent are found and Lagos, where 1 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fungu | 89 | 500 | / |
| Fuggu | 89 | 21 | / |
| Fugau | 89 | 14 | / |
| Fugou | 89 | 5 | / |
| Fugus | 89 | 2 | / |
| Fuugu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fugut | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fougou | 80 | 954 | / |
| Feugou | 80 | 55 | / |
| Funguh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Faugou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pfugau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fungau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Funghu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fung'u | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pfungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fusgus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fußgus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fuiguh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faugau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fugutt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fugult | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fougut | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fogu | 75 | 494 | / |
| Figu | 75 | 35 | / |
| Vugu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Foungou | 73 | 271 | / |
| Faugoux | 73 | 39 | / |
| Faugust | 73 | 32 | / |
| Faugout | 73 | 18 | / |
| Feugueu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Fougoux | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fouggou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Feughud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fougous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fougueu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Founguh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fouguth | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pfigu | 67 | 258 | / |
| Vuggu | 67 | 51 | / |
| Feughoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fougueus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fougouch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fougault | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuguh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vughu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foogu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Figgu | 67 | 1 | / |
Fugu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fugu in the Hindi language | ||
| फुगु | phugu | - |
| Fugu in the Russian language | ||
| Фугу | fugu | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fugu
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